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ANGLING IN SALT WATER. 



The Sea Leger. — This is a very useful piece of tackle for 

 catching flat fish, and for casting out at the mouths of rivers for 



A lead shaped as shown in Fig. 22 

 is strung on a foot of Patent Gimp. At each 

 end of the gimp are loops, and on the binding 

 of each loop a split swan-shot is fastened on, to 

 keep the lead from slipping off. Small glass 

 beads, put on the gimp before the loops are 

 made, will answer the same purpose. They 

 must fit the gimp tightly. Below the lead is 

 4ft. of gut — strong, medium, or fine, according 

 to the fish expected — terminated by the hook. 

 On to the other end of the gimp is looped a 

 piece of salmon-gut, about 2ft. or 3ft. in length, 

 and on this it is a good plan to have a second 

 hook, which, unless the tackle is cast some 

 considerable distance by the angler, will be a 

 few inches from the bottom. It may be looped 

 on to the line in the manner shown on page 

 23. The advantage of the lead sliding on a 

 foot of gimp is that, immediately the bait is 

 taken, the angler feels the pull of the fish, the 

 line being drawn through the hole in the lead. 

 "When the lead is fixed the fish has, of course, 

 to move it before the angler can perceive 

 a bite. If the Patent Gimp cannot be ob- 

 tained, copper or brass wire should be used, 

 as ordinary gimp is most unreliable. As a rule, 

 the leger is cast out and allowed to remain on 

 the bottom; but from a boat or pier it may 

 be used in a different manner, the lead being 

 kept suspended at such a height that the bait 

 is a few inches ofE the bottom. Fished in tbis 

 manner, it will occasionally take fish when the 

 paternoster fails; but the paternoster is tbe 

 \ most generally useful tackle for the pui*pose. 



Fia. 22. THE SEA rioat Tackle.—This I may divide into two 

 kinds — heavy and light; the former for use 



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